Site Visit Sign-in_Truax Field.pdf

This document provides details on a federal contract opportunity for construction of a new fighter alert shelter at Truax Field in Madison, Wisconsin. The solicitation is from the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Omaha to construct a 28,000 square foot shelter to house four universal fighter aircraft. Special requirements for the shelter include automatic opening front and rear aircraft doors, heating, fire detection and ultra-high pressure fire suppression systems. The contractor must also provide support for an intrusion detection system and installation of a backup emergency generator. The facility is to be designed and constructed according to Department of Defense standards for unified facilities and high performance sustainable buildings. The project requires compliance with Department of Defense antiterrorism and force protection requirements. The solicitation process will follow the Federal Acquisition Regulation for contracting by negotiation and will proceed in two phases, with initial submission of only volume one technical proposals in response to the 95% design specifications provided.